Amherst, NH News RSS Feed - YourStreet http://www.yourstreet.com/news/amherst-nh The latest Amherst, NH news updated hourly from thousands of sources. To see this news on a map, visit YourStreet.com. en-us NH court rejects amnesia claim in fatal crash case Associated Press - November 21, 2008 8:55 AM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A 24-year-old Amherst, N.H., man convicted of killing a friend in a drunken car crash will not get a new... http://www.yourstreet.com/4698944/nh-court-rejects-amnesia-claim-in-fatal-crash-case NH court rejects amnesia claim in fatal crash case A 24-year-old Amherst, N.H., man convicted of killing a friend in a drunken car crash will not get a new trial. http://www.yourstreet.com/4699272/nh-court-rejects-amnesia-claim-in-fatal-crash-case NH Court Rejects Amnesia Claim CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A 24-year-old Amherst, N.H., man convicted of killing a friend in a drunken car crash will not get a new trial. http://www.yourstreet.com/4699566/nh-court-rejects-amnesia-claim Two alleged chuckleheads charged with Allston car-smashing spree Boston Police report arresting two guys from New Hampshire early this morning on charges they smashed and slashed their way through at least 11 cars on Brainerd Road. Brandon... http://www.yourstreet.com/4657663/two-alleged-chuckleheads-charged-with-allston-car-smashing-spree NH woman charged with stealing $300,000 from club An Amherst, N.H., woman accused of embezzling more than $300,000 from the Jasper Swim and Tennis Club has been indicted on felony charges. http://www.yourstreet.com/4646550/nh-woman-charged-with-stealing-300-000-from-club Faculty at Massachusetts colleges decry salary levels Union president Max Page called the governor's action "an absolute betrayal of a promise." Westfield State College President Evan S. Dobelle has supported his faculty's efforts... http://www.yourstreet.com/4599883/faculty-at-massachusetts-colleges-decry-salary-levels Western Mass. voters return John Olver to Congress Olver swept the cities and towns of his congressional district. John W. Olver This is an 11:15 p.m. update of a story originally posted at 9:28. By ANGELA CARBONE acarbone... http://www.yourstreet.com/4560019/western-mass-voters-return-john-olver-to-congress NH high school may let students sleep in Associated Press - November 4, 2008 2:55 PM ET AMHERST, N.H. (AP) - Parents and students at one New Hampshire high school are considering opening school 30 minutes later to let... http://www.yourstreet.com/4556325/nh-high-school-may-let-students-sleep-in Massachusetts official chosen as new UI police chief URBANA – The director of public safety at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst will be the new police chief at the University of Illinois, pending approval by UI trustees. ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4455519/massachusetts-official-chosen-as-new-ui-police-chief Massachusetts official chosen as new UI police chief URBANA – The director of public safety at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst will be the new police chief at the University of Illinois, pending approval by UI trustees. ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4450715/massachusetts-official-chosen-as-new-ui-police-chief Gas leak forces brief closure of busy road Merrimack - A section of Amherst Road was shut down this morning because of a leak at the intersection of Jo Ellen Drive and Forsythia Lane. http://www.yourstreet.com/4450782/gas-leak-forces-brief-closure-of-busy-road UMass faculty upset with Chancellor Robert Holub's plan to freeze hiring No new faculty will be hired this fiscal year unless the positions are deemed critical. By DIANE LEDERMAN dlederman@repub.com AMHERST - The University of Massachusetts... http://www.yourstreet.com/4423048/umass-faculty-upset-with-chancellor-robert-holub-s-plan-to-freeze-hiring Character issue comes right back to McCain BOSTON -- Unless you stayed up to the bitter end, you missed the last question. It came over the Internet from Peggy in Amherst, N.H., and, as Tom Brokaw warned, it had a... http://www.yourstreet.com/4370786/character-issue-comes-right-back-to-mccain "Oh, what a beautiful morning'" BMG Canvass on 10/19 Oh, what a beautiful morning, Oh, what a beautiful day, I got a beautiful feeling Ev'rything's going our way. Oh, what a beautiful day. I was canvassing in Concord today and... http://www.yourstreet.com/4365801/oh-what-a-beautiful-morning-bmg-canvass-on-10-19 Blessing of the Animals The annual Blessing of the Animals sponsored by Calvary Episcopal Church at Endicott Park,  attracted yet another crowd of animal lovers, this year on a chilly Saturday, Oct. 4... http://www.yourstreet.com/4357871/blessing-of-the-animals Peggy From NH: Candidates Didn't Answer Question The rest of the country and the presidential candidates know her as "Peggy from Amherst, New Hampshire." http://www.yourstreet.com/4346256/peggy-from-nh-candidates-didn-t-answer-question 'Peggy from Amherst:' Candidates did not answer The rest of the country and the presidential candidates know her as "Peggy from Amherst, New Hampshire." http://www.yourstreet.com/4348370/peggy-from-amherst-candidates-did-not-answer N.H. teacher's question put debaters on the spot Perhaps the most memorable question came at the end of Tuesday night's presidential debate, when Tom Brokaw asked what he described as a "Zen-like" query submitted online by... http://www.yourstreet.com/4344244/n-h-teacher-s-question-put-debaters-on-the-spot 'That one' wins contentious debate BOSTON — Unless you stayed up to the bitter end, you missed the last question. It came over the Internet from Peggy in Amherst, N.H., and, as Tom Brokaw warned, it had a certain... http://www.yourstreet.com/4341487/that-one-wins-contentious-debate